Gender difference in the incidence of malaria diagnosed at public health facilities in Uganda

J Okiring, A Epstein, JF Namuganga, EV Kamya… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Routine malaria surveillance data in Africa primarily come from public health
facilities reporting to national health management information systems. Although information …

Measures of malaria transmission, infection, and disease in an area bordering two districts with and without sustained indoor residual spraying of insecticide in …

JI Nankabirwa, T Bousema, SL Blanken, J Rek… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Tororo District, in Eastern Uganda, experienced a dramatic decline in malaria burden
starting in 2014 following the implementation of indoor residual spraying of insecticide (IRS) …

Impact of different mosquito collection methods on indicators of Anopheles malaria vectors in Uganda

HD Mawejje, JR Asiimwe, P Kyagamba, MR Kamya… - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Methods used to sample mosquitoes are important to consider when estimating
entomologic metrics. Human landing catches (HLCs) are considered the gold standard for …

Rethinking communications for governance of malaria programs

J Opigo, AL Guyer - PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Malaria has, to a great extent, become normalized and accepted as inevitable. To resume
global progress on malaria elimination, national malaria programs in many malaria-endemic …

Approaches to defining health facility catchment areas in sub-Saharan Africa

PM Macharia, JN Odhiambo, E Mumo, A Maina… - Health and Medical …, 2023 - Springer
The geographical area around a health facility characterising the population that utilizes
some or all of its services–a health facility catchment area (HFCA)–forms the fundamental …

East Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research: Impact on Malaria Policy in Uganda

JF Namuganga, JI Nankabirwa… - … American journal of …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malaria is the leading cause of disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2010, the East
Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, also known as the Program …

Level of and factors associated with optimal uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy at private-not-for-profit health facilities in Kasese …

J Mutoro, JB Kafunjo, F Eric-Kitutu… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Malaria in pregnancy poses a high risk of poor maternal and neonatal outcomes and WHO
recommends IPTp. However, its uptake has remained sub-optimal among mothers who …

Ecological determinants of malaria incidence and its regional prevalence variation among children under five years old in Uganda

Y Ndyamuhaki - 2024 - utoronto.scholaris.ca
This study explores the ecological and environmental, malaria control and preventive, and
socio-economic risk factors influencing malaria infections among children under five years …

Trend of Malaria Test Positivity Rate Among Pregnant Women, Savannah Region, Ghana, 2018–2022

WJ Abesig, JAC Nindow, AC Bagonluri, AK Sarfo… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Malaria in a pregnant woman (MiP) remains a serious public health problem
due to its negative effects on maternal health, pregnancy outcomes and the cost of …